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Mogok Township, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar)
Size: 2.1 x 1.9 x 1.4 cm
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A ruby thumbnail specimen of uttermost perfection! The 1.3 x 1 cm ruby crystal is beautifully designed as a hexagonal prism with the usual irregular surface structure. The color is a deep pigeon’s-blood red, much darker and more satiated than most crystals we have seen around. This fantastic and flawless crystal is set on a white calcite matrix of perfect proportion and shape. An absolutely gorgeous specimen, beautiful and well balanced!
Mogok Township, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar)
Size: 3.9 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm
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This elongated prismatic apatite is gemmy from bottom to top without even the smalles inclusion or internal crack! The water-blue color is easily visible and uniform throughout the whole apatite. With brilliant luster and a unusually well developed pyramidal termination this crystal is a fascinating curiosity of elegance and perfection!
Moonlight Mine, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Size: 3.7 x 3.1 x 1.4 cm
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This is no ordinary amethyst specimen like the ones from Brazil or Uruguay but it sparkles with blood red hematitet inclusions just below the surface. Amethyst of the "Thunder Bay style" is exceptionally beautiful for the strong colors: intensive purple amethyst studded with deep red hematite! This little specimen is quite lovely with best luster and intensive colors! There is some minimal wear but all in all the condition is just fine. A beautiful little jewel from the lesser known Moon Light mine in the Canadian woodlands!
Auernig, Mallnitz, Ankogel, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria
Size: 11 x 5.6 x 4.7 cm
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Olive green fishtail twin crystals of titanite in combination with pericline and chlorite completely cover the surface of this rock matrix. The largest titanite right at the center is 1.5 cm long, transparent and flawless. Overall there is hardly any damage, only some peripheral issues on smaller crystals. The composition appears very natural and classic. An abundance of crystals on a heavy, naturally broken rock. Very unusual and hard to get from this remote locale!
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This is a pristine white quartz specimen of good hand-size and great aesthetics with two dominant main crystals. These main crystals are set on an arrangement of quartz side-crystals and a small piece of limonite matrix. One of the main crystals has a chip at the termination but which is nearly invisible on the sparkling high quality quartz. Apart from that this piece is in great condition. The quartz is highly transparent and super lustrous all over!
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A lovely little piece of sweeping aesthetics and brilliant crystal quality! The two main smokies are glassy and sharp and in virtually flawless condition. It is associated with some white adularia and smaller smoky quartz. The base is crystallized all around and on the bottom. A beautiful specimen without any downsides!
Pizzo Lucendro, St. Gotthard Massiv, Tessin, Switzerland
Size: 4 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm
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This single tile of white apatite looks almost hand made and polished for its uttermost perfection! The unusual procelaine colored crystal is all perfect and lustrous and is set on a nice pericline/chlorite matrix. The specific hexagonal shape is sharply market out against the background which makes this a highly attractive specimen of superb quality and unique character!
Grieswies, Rauris, Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Size: 13.3 x 10.3 x 7 cm
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A group of glassy and lustrous quartz crystals is set on a compact schist matrix with calcite and limonite. All crystals but especially the dominant main crystal show attractive surface structure and are in very best undamaged condition. The overall picture is aesthetically composed with no downsides whatsoever!
Törlkopf, Seebachtal, Mallnitz, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria
Size: 12.9 x 2 x 1.5 cm
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This quartz is from one of the most spectacular finds of the eastern Alps that yielded impressive crystals up to 1 meter long back in the 1980s!
This is an elongated, doubly terminated crystal of best glassy quality with nice green chlorite! It has a small chip at the termination but is otherwise in excellent condition. The surface is highly lustrous and lets you look right into the marvelous limpid crystal body! The bottom is completey crystallized as well with association of some albite and chlorite. Definitely a brilliant crystal that's much better in person!
Cavradi, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Graubünden, Switzerland
Size: 3.9 x 3.6 x 1.4 cm
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This little quartz specimen is a real jewel! A floater of unusual shape that is accompanied by a small cluster of adularia. The quartz is completely limpid with a faint smoky color. Most unusual still is the shape, which reminds of a gwindel while lacking the characteristic twist. Anyway, this is a brilliant little specimen of best quality!
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What a unique curiosity! A plate of hematite is completetly intergrown inside this quartz. My first thought was, this must be from the Cavradi area, but it is coming from South Tyrol, what astounded me even more. The hematite is very good visible from the front side, as the quartz has a very good quality with almost no inclusions or cracks inside! Just have a look at the video, it speaks for itself!
Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 2.8 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
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This crystal is intense red, translucent and highly lustrous! Some tiny edgewear is present at the termination, but over all the crystal is in a very good condition! Great quality and beautiful in person!